Deep Fry
Chicken Karaage
This chicken karaage recipe promises full flavor from a soy-and-sake marinade and combines wheat flour, rice flour, and cornstarch for a super crisp crust.
By Biwa Portland OR
Kalimati
These adorable East African doughnuts are fluffy, chewy, and doused in cardamom syrup. No kneading or shaping required.
By Zaynab Issa
Harissa-Honey Popcorn Chicken
Saucy and glossy. Sweet, spicy, and sticky. Shatteringly crisp. And probably more exciting than the halftime show.
By Asha Loupy
Bolinho de Arroz With Molho Verde
These crunchy, cheesy fried rice balls are the perfect snack for any time of day, and they come together in less than half an hour.
By Erminia Apolinario
Jalebi
It only takes a handful of ingredients to bring this dazzling South Asian snack to life in your kitchen. These particular jalebi strike the perfect balance between crispy, chewy, and sweet.
By Mehreen Karim
Picarones With Fig Chancaca Syrup
Try eating just one of these picarones, doughnut-like Peruvian confections that are drenched in a fig-flavored syrup.
By Hender Gonzales
Churros with Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce
The shape of pastry tip you use for this churros recipe is very important. If the tip isn’t closed, or rounded off, the churros may break as you’re frying them (we used size 845 tips).
By Rick Martinez
Maple-Glazed Doughnuts
Your two favorite breakfasts (syrupy pancakes and doughnuts) now coexist in the form of a pillowy, maple-glazed doughnut.
By Samantha Seneviratne
Cardamom-Cream-Filled Sugar Doughnuts
These doughnuts are oh so pillowy and light—they're the perfect home for this luscious cardamom cream.
By Samantha Seneviratne
Barbara’s Picnic Fried Chicken
It took poet Kwame Alexander twelve tries to recreate his late mother’s perfectly crispy-juicy fried chicken. Luckily, he wrote down the recipe for you.
By Kwame Alexander
Mandazi (Mahamri)
This East African snack is fluffy, crispy, and mildly sweet—like the best parts of French beignets and American old-fashioned doughnuts combined into one bite.
By Zaynab Issa
Spring Vegetable Bhajia
Crispy, fried bhajia are a popular snack across India, and chef Preeti Mistry’s version makes the most of spring produce.
By Preeti Mistry
Corn and Crab Beignets With Yaji Aioli
This ode to Gullah Geechee cuisine marries crabmeat with corn kernels for a crispy party starter.
By Marcus Samuelsson
Masala Fried Chicken
The vibrant flavor and color of this spicy, finger-licking-good fried chicken comes from an abundance of ground dried spices, so be sure to use the freshest ones you can find.
By Chintan Pandya
Ham, Cheese, and Onion Empanadas
Like your empanadas fried? This dough was specifically developed to withstand hot oil, and it works beautifully with any filling of your choosing.
By Gaby Melian
Mozzarella Arancini (Stuffed Rice Balls)
This is a labor of love that will make other people love you, which is reason enough to give this recipe a try.
By Molly Baz
Stuffing-Fried Turkey Tenders
We combined two great Thanksgiving traditions in this recipe—deep-fried whole turkeys (which requires an outdoor cooking vessel and a scary amount of hot oil), and the flavors of stuffing, which are worked into a crunchy coating for these tenders.
By Rick Martinez
Kabocha Squash and Scallion Tempura
Kabocha squash is a tempura classic, but acorn squash works well too. The honey and crushed red pepper flakes, albeit untraditional, add a spicy-sweet dimension to the dish.
By Chris MoroccoPhotography by Alex Lau
Apple-Cheddar-Rosemary Beignets
Apple and cheddar met on a cheese board, realized they both dreamed of someday turning into a deep-fried doughnut, and ran off to do just that.
By Claire SaffitzPhotography by Gentl Hyers
Sea Dog
The sea dog (a fried fish sandwich) is not really a thing but should definitely be a thing because it’s that good. (If you’ve been to the Red Rooster on route 22 in Brewster, NY, you already know this is true.) The batter alone should become your go-to whenever you fry fish.
By Rick MartinezPhotography by Alex Lau